Bulletin of the American Physical Society

APS March Meeting 2011

Volume 56, Number 1

Monday–Friday, March 21–25, 2011; Dallas, Texas

Session Index

Session A14: Focus Session: New Ways of Communicating Physics	Show Abstracts
Sponsoring Units: FEd Chair: Leonardo Colletti, colletti@science.unitn.it Room: D227

Monday, March 21, 2011 8:00AM - 8:12AM		A14.00001: The Need For ``Pleasure in Finding Things Out:'' The Use of History and Our Greatest Scientists for Human Survival and Scientific Integrity Joshua Borchardt Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 8:12AM - 8:24AM		A14.00002: Energy Experiments for STEM Students John Fanchi Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 8:24AM - 8:36AM		A14.00003: Physics Learning Strategies with Multi-touch Technology Mark Potter, C. Ilie, D. Schofield Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 8:36AM - 9:12AM		A14.00004: Why the New York Times Science Tuesday section is only eight pages and what to do about it Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 9:12AM - 9:24AM		A14.00005: Teaching Physics Through Comic Books Rebecca Thompson, Tassia Owen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 9:24AM - 9:36AM		A14.00006: Khan Academy: the world's free virtual school Joshua A. Dijksman, Salman Khan Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 9:36AM - 9:48AM		A14.00007: How to Talk Science to Homer Simpson Michael Lucibella Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 9:48AM - 10:00AM		A14.00008: School for Scientific Thought: Saturday sessions that bring high school and STEM graduate students together Elisabeth Gwinn, Wendy Ibsen Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 10:00AM - 10:12AM		A14.00009: The Changing Landscape of Science News James Riordon Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 10:12AM - 10:24AM		A14.00010: Interactive NMR: A Simulation Based Teaching Tool for Fundamentals to Applications with Tangible Analogies Sarah Griesse-Nascimento, Joshua Bridger, Keith Brown, Robert Westervelt Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 10:24AM - 10:36AM		A14.00011: ALPhA: The Advanced Laboratory Physics Association Eric Black, Lowell McCann, Jonathan Reichert, Gabe Spalding, John Essick, David Van Baak, Steve Wonnell Preview Abstract
Monday, March 21, 2011 10:36AM - 10:48AM		A14.00012: Back to the old questions: physics as culture Leonardo Colletti Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

APS March Meeting 2011

Volume 56, Number 1

Monday–Friday, March 21–25, 2011; Dallas, Texas

Session Index

Session A14: Focus Session: New Ways of Communicating Physics

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